Dearing, GA Population

Overview

622

Total Population

37.9

Median age

53.05%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Dearing's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Dearing is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dearing's population under 18 was 21.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dearing's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dearing, 18.01% were under the age of 15, 21.86% aged 15 to 29, 40.19% aged 30 to 64, 12.22% aged 65 to 84, and 7.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Dearing:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.05% females and 46.95% males in Dearing, GA.
The Dearing, GA gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 44.

Dearing's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dearing population: 81.03% are White, 9.81% are Black or African American, 3.38% are some other race and 5.79% are multiracial.
Dearing's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 601 (96.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dearing is White with a population of 504 (81.03% of the total population).

Dearing's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 548 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Dearing's population increased by 107 (24.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dearing's population decreased by 20 (3.65%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Dearing's population was lowest in year 2002 at 439.